MADRID SKY
super member
Reged: 03/20/07
Posts: 127
Loc: Madrid, SPAIN
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I hope in some near future I may be in one of these amazing finals.
CONGRATS to anyone that reached this final!!
All of you, well done. You have given us a new magic view of heavens.
May God bless each of you with clear skies and even greater pictures/sketches!
An amateur-astronomer-to-be at Madrid.
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Blessed are those whose eyes see what you see!
Luke 10:23
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SamvdHeijden
sage
Reged: 08/17/06
Posts: 380
Loc: The Netherlands
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Tough call this month! Its gonne be close!
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Sam
-Skywatcher 90mm F10 refractor
-Canon Eos 350D + Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.5 & Canon EF 70-300 IS USM
www.samvanderheijden.com
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clintwhitman
Caveman
Reged: 01/01/07
Posts: 1828
Loc: ValVerde CA(SoEasyaCavemanCanD...
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Fantastic Job to All but for sheer determination and labor and an awsome photo I had to go with THE OLD SCHOOL 20 minutes of perfection
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Clint&Debbie Whitman for our scopes check the site Flammarion 1880
"If they knew what profound inner pleasure await those who gaze at the heavens, then France, nay, the whole of Europe, would be covered with telescopes instead of bayonets, thereby promoting universal happiness and peace."
http://www.clintsong.com/ClintStars.html
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Luna
journeyman
Reged: 04/04/07
Posts: 7
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These photos are all winners in my book, each one unique and perfect. Such a beautiful universe we live in.
Thank you all!!! 
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macastronomer
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Reged: 04/27/05
Posts: 135
Loc: Rochester, MN
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NGC4565, I love that galaxy. The sketch is great, very much like the visual. They are all awesome. Sounds like a broken record player, but this is a great contest and definitely a photo-finish (no pun intended). Almost impossible to pick. I hope you all win!
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Macastronomer Group
MacAstronomer
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jer1ch0
journeyman
Reged: 01/20/07
Posts: 9
Loc: Ireland
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Of course, all of the images are brilliant.
But for me the sketch of M51 wins as this this is nearest to what I am most likely to see at the eyepiece. Stare at it for a while and you can almost see it move and swirl, just like the real thing.
It is pure.
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Scott Horstman
Vendor- Backyard Observatories
Reged: 03/11/04
Posts: 4833
Loc: Wherever the boss sends me.
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All images are great! No loosers here at all. Excellant detail in the sketch of 51 and great result from the film shot of 4565. What can be said about the others but 
I'll not tell who I voted for though. 
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Scott.
My Gallery
12.5" f/8 EQ w/Byers gears
178ED/LXD750
102ED
100mm f/13 Carton refractor
PST
DSI, ST7
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www.m1OASYS.com
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Tailwag
journeyman
Reged: 03/02/07
Posts: 6
Loc: Prospect, NSW, Australia
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Tough choice, every entry is really first class. 
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Cheers
Tailwag
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Erix
Toad Lily
Reged: 12/25/04
Posts: 20449
Loc: Ohio, USA
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Wow, I'm having a very difficult time picking one! Excellent job everyone!
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Erika
10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350
Having Fun in the Sun!
More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963
Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have.
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jacat
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Reged: 04/12/06
Posts: 426
Loc: Kent, Washington
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WOW! These are all fantastic and for sheer detail & color intensity I had to pick Mr. Cook and a neck 'n neck (photo) finish for Anstey and M63.
Methinks perhaps a separate category would be more appropriate for the wonderful sketch(s?) by SGT500 --- as someone remarked earlier, "apples to oranges, strawberry's to-" etc. etc.. 
I'm kinda' "old-school" myself and have much appreciation for such beautiful examples of manual artistry by true craftsmen...
Best regards to you all - you're all winners!! 
Jon
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Tasco 90mm, 910mm, F/10 Achro-Flourite coated
Orion XTi 8" Dob
Celestron C-5 (with handle on top)
Televue f/5 Genesis 102 (with KB ash tripod)
W/O Anniversary Flourite/doublet f/6.9 80mm
W/O Binoviewers
Mead 900mm FL, 80mm, F/11 with 1 1/4 focuser & FMC Japanese optics
Pentax Phase Coated 8x42 Bino's
Orion 11x70 Bino's & Bogen/Manfrotto w/410 Gear Head + GuardForce tripod for light duty & Orion tripod also
Sears 60mm Discoverer
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BradC
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Reged: 01/31/07
Posts: 420
Loc: St. Louis, MO
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Wow, all great entries, but that M63 just looks so THREE DIMENTIONAL, like you could fall right into the center!
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My God! It's full of stars!
Zhumell 10" dob - First Light Report
Celestron OptiView 10x50 LPR Binoculars
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Tuugii
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/22/07
Posts: 522
Loc: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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its so hard to vote for only one of them...everyone has done very well!
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telescope=time machine...
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Tuugii
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/22/07
Posts: 522
Loc: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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its so hard to vote for the one...everyone has done very well!
Tuugii
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telescope=time machine...
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paul rapp
member
Reged: 02/19/07
Posts: 12
Loc: castaic, california, U.S.A.
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fantastic images. chalk up one for sgt500. i know that all the imagers put in hours of blood, sweat and tears or they would not be in the finals. their images are superb. but an eye, an eyepiece, a scope and a pencil snag my vote and my imagination. fantastic detail, and it really looks like that! well done.
obsession 25 ƒ5
celestron 91/4 on
losmandy g-11
stellarvue at1010 on
vixen porta
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Red meat is not bad for you:
Fuzzy green meat is.
obsession 25" ƒ5 goto
celestron 9¼" ƒ10 sct or
TMB 130 ƒ7 apo
on: losmandy g-11
stellarvue 90mm ƒ7 apo
stellarvue 80 mm ƒ6 nighthawk
fujinon 16 x 70
celestron 8 x 56
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NairB
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Reged: 11/11/06
Posts: 49
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All very good indeed but one really stood out for me & should win....
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Strathspey 15x70's FMC - Amazing cheap bino for the price. Bright, natural color/contrast, sharp, and well collimated. Best for Daytime viewing 
Celestron Skymaster 15x70's MC - Field of view has a Smoky/Brown tint making them less bright during daytime viewing BUT this doesn't seem to affect night time viewing...Testing against the Strath's continues!!!
Oberwerk Lightweight 20x80mm FMC - Arrived - Had to collimate them. Undergoing tests.
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roku
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/16/05
Posts: 1815
Loc: Richmond BC Canada
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i wish i could see things that you have photoghaphed through my scope
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Astroman
member
Reged: 02/14/06
Posts: 92
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Yeah tough ones for sure, I love nicks galaxy though lots of detail, the whale is also good, the sketch is very impressive, I have never tried drawing what I see (probably a good reason for that, I can't draw) Ralfs scan is very good, showing how it used to be done. The Lagoon to me was a little over processed but still a good image none the less. and Mikes Jupiter, wow nice image scale there Mike, great detail too but unfortunately I am all Jupitered out and prefer Deepsky so my Vote went for Nick.
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Andrew.
8" F6 Skywatcher Newtonian - EQ6 - EQMOD GOTO - Syntrek- ED80 F5.6
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RichNH
professor emeritus
Reged: 05/06/05
Posts: 553
Loc: Brookline, New Hampshire, USA
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Incredibly difficult to make a decision.
I have to say, thank you for the email, it is a great idea and should be done again and again. Allows those of us trying to fight off the gators to reindex our attention once a month. Thank you again!
Rich
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Meade LXD75 AT Schmidt-Newtonian 10"
Meade DSI Pro with filters, LPI
Celestron 8X56mm Ultima binoculars
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X-Lurker
Underpaid Slacker
Reged: 09/12/06
Posts: 617
Loc: N.W. Ark.
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This one should have a tie button to click!
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Clear Skies,
Larry
I wasn't sick...I just called in uninterested
Glob
AOAS Member
Atlas 10 EQ-G (Cloud Magnet)
DSIc
SPC 900NC
12X50 Bino's
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netwolf
member
Reged: 09/03/05
Posts: 76
Loc: NSW, Australia
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I agree its a tie, to difficult to chose. I like them all.
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